Patents by Inventor Ulrike Gerl

Ulrike Gerl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and device for crema production based on volumetric flow
    Patent number: 8383181
    Abstract: A method for producing crema in a coffee vending machine that has a flow-through heater for heating water and that is charged with substrate capsules which include a Venturi nozzle for crema production. The method includes a) heating the water in the flow-through heater; b) brewing ground coffee using the heated water in a brewing chamber in order to produce a coffee drink; and c) producing crema by mixing the coffee drink with a gas in the Venturi nozzle. In step c), at least one of two volumetric flows of the coffee drink or the gas is increased in the Venturi nozzle during a predetermined time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Daburger, Ulrike Gerl, Marijana Jerance Mitrovic
  • HOT-BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH A VALVE ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20120240783
    Abstract: A hot-beverage machine includes a water-storage tank, a heating device and a brewing chamber, which are connected to one another by a conduit system. A valve arrangement is disposed in a conduit segment of the conduit system and includes a gas-permeable membrane which includes a material made of PTFE and can be coated with a water-repellent coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Josef Daburger, Wolfgang Georg, Ulrike Gerl
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREMA PRODUCTION BASED ON VOLUMETRIC FLOW
    Publication number: 20110223309
    Abstract: A method for producing crema in a coffee vending machine that has a flow-through heater for heating water and that is charged with substrate capsules which include a Venturi nozzle for crema production. The method includes a) heating the water in the flow-through heater; b) brewing ground coffee using the heated water in a brewing chamber in order to produce a coffee drink; and c) producing crema by mixing the coffee drink with a gas in the Venturi nozzle. In step c), at least one of two volumetric flows of the coffee drink or the gas is increased in the Venturi nozzle during a predetermined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Daburger, Ulrike Gerl, Marijana Jerance Mitrovic